History

On Juneteenth
Hardback
The mesmerising story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history—told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian.

Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Hardback
A harrowing account of the Cuban missile crisis and how the US and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse.

America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s
Hardback
What began in spring 2020 as local protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police quickly exploded into a massive...

Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942
Paperback
The first book in a new three-volume history of the Asia-Pacific War, by the acclaimed author of Downfall and Guadalcanal.

Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s
Hardback
A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo.


